Handbook of the Taxonomic Names Associated With The Nonmarine Rhodophycophyta. 2009. XXIV, 969 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Aims to accomplish 5 goals. 1) A simple alphabetical listing, the'quick list', of the taxonomic names to accomodate the taxa that will give to the user a bird's-eye view of what may be available therein. 2) An alphabetical listing to the complete nomenclatural and taxonomic citations of the included taxa which includes the taxonomic name, its author, date, the journal or book and city of publication. 3) To present a comprehensive bibliography of each of the numerous paper scited in the nomenclatural and taxonomic index. 4) To give analphabetical index to taxonomic names which will permit to trace the fate of a given epithet, mostly species, varietas and formae through the tortuous journey they may have undergone since their initial employment. 5)To review the 62 currently recognized genera of this freshwater group to help place these into their respective,contemporary status.